Venture Stories Podcast: Request for Startups in Mental Health
I enjoyed this talk with Erik Torenberg about the mental health space. I think I talked too fast but at least we covered a lot of ground!
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Leonard Nimoy’s Advice To A Biracial Girl In 1968
A few years ago, a Star Trek fan discovered a 1968 teen magazine article written by Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played Spock. Nimoy was replying to the letter of a biracial girl who, like Spock, felt she didn t fit into Continue reading
Founder-investor vows
I wrote on Medium about founder-investor vows.
It’s Not Too Late: How a Moderate Republican Can Stop Trump
Please read and share this post on Medium about how we can elect a moderate Republican like John Kasich to stop Donald Trump. It is surprisingly possible.
Startup Tech to Get Government ID
I ve been studying barriers to voter engagement and how technology can help. One barrier is that three million Americans don t have a government-issued ID. Thirty-three states have passed voter ID laws that typically require government-issued photo ID to vote. Most of the Continue reading
Fake news: lay the lie, spring the truth?
Rick Gerkin had an idea I like for countering fake news stories: flood the web with them. Many markets for high-value products cash, clothes, handbags, even drugs and rhino horns have counterfeits. The early counterfeiters reap big profits Continue reading
Thoughts on the Election
Devastated. Still processing what this means. Here are a jumble of thoughts, some quite raw. I hope you continue sharing yours. -To all those who will be attacked and marginalized by this election, my heart breaks for you. Please remember Continue reading
What a Difference 2% Makes
This is an important piece on how we should not over-interpret the meaning of this very close election. If 1 out of 100 voters flips their vote, Clinton wins handily. While I do think liberals should care more about the Continue reading
Two Ideas to Repair Our Political Divide
1. #RuralLivesMatter. Democrats shouldn’t abandon substantive issues but should value rural whites more than spotted owls and bathroom signs, especially if they want those people to not elect a psychopath. Political capital is limited so you have to prioritize. 2. Continue reading
The Need For Instant Video Recording
When something is described as a toy, that means it has everything an idea needs except being important. It s cool; users love it; it just doesn t matter. But if you re living in the future and you build something cool that Continue reading